Wyandotte Chickens

If you are a novice in raising chickens, then it is advised that you go for Wyandotte’s chicken breed. They are both attractive and they have excellent egg producing capabilities.

A fully grown Wyandotte chicken weighs 3kg ( 6 and a half pounds). The bantam variety of the Wyandotte breed is smaller than the large Wyandotte and weighs thirty to forty percent less.

This breed comes in varied colours, some of which are partridge, blue, black, buff , white, gold and silver . Wyandottes look attractive with wide saddles, full breasts, prominent eyes, broad heads and medium necks with full feathers.

The features of Wyandotte chickens are that they are great layers. Even during the first year, these hens are sure to lay about 200 eggs. You can expect that the Wyandotte chickens will lay approximately 175 eggs in the second year. The egg production decreases as they mature. However, this is also true in other chicken breeds.

These hens are also excellent broodies and make good mothers.. Once the hens get broody, the egg production stops.
These chickens are best allowed to roam freely in the garden or in a big pen, as they are quite large.. They survive even in cold climates because they are pretty hardy. The Wyandotte chickens love company and they make ideal pets because of their friendly and calm nature.